Make your first Node

You could use any ESP8266 module available as your Node. After flashing the NodeLua firmware into a module, it becomes a “Node”. So you can write code in the WebIDE and run it by simply one click. Please following the instructions below to make a Node step by step:

2. Connect the ESP8266 module with a USB-Serial(TTL) convertor. Boot the module into “Download mode” by powering on with GPIO2 pulled up to VCC while GPIO0 and GPIO15 pulled down to GND (1K ~ 4.7K ohm resistors are required, don’t connect the pins to VCC/GND directly!).

4. Pull GPIO0 back to VCC, so the module will boot normally. Open a serial communication program (e.g. minicom on Linux and Mac OS X, with command: minicom -D /dev/ttyUSB0 -b 115200 -c on; or putty on MS Windows) on your PC, connect with baudrate 115200, then power on the module.

Power on the module. If you can see the following screen, please go on.